KBPL

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KBPL
KBPL (FM) 107.9 Kbpi South logo.png
Broadcast area Colorado Springs-Pueblo
Frequency 107.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding107.9 KBPI South
Programming
Format Active rock
Subchannels HD2: iHeartRadio Countdown
Ownership
Owner
KCCY-FM, KCSJ, KIBT, KKLI, KPHT, KUBE, KVUU
History
First air date
March 3, 1987 (1987-03-03) (as KRYT)
Former call signs
  • KRYT (1986–1988)
  • KRYT-FM (1988–1993)
  • KDZA-FM (1993–2018)
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of KBPI
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 40848
Class C0
ERP 32,000 watts
HAAT 674 metres (2,211 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°44′41″N104°51′46″W / 38.74472°N 104.86278°W / 38.74472; -104.86278
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website 1079kbpi.iheart.com
iheartradiocountdown.com (HD2)

KBPL (107.9 FM, "107.9 KBPI South") is a radio station licensed to Pueblo, Colorado, and serving the Colorado Springs–Pueblo radio market. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts an active rock format. The transmitter is located on Cheyenne Mountain amid other TV and FM towers for stations in the Colorado Springs-Pueblo market.

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History

The station first signed on as KRYT on March 3, 1987. [2] It was the FM counterpart to AM 1350 KGHF (now KUBE). The call sign reflected the station nickname "K-Right", as 107.9 is at the far right end of the FM dial. On December 1, 1988, the station changed its call sign to KRYT-FM.

On January 1, 1993, the station was bought by the McCoy Broadcasting Company. [3] It became KDZA-FM. [4] The KDZA call letters had previously been on AM 1230 which had been sold to Pueblo Community College. KDZA-FM had an oldies format. On June 24, 2008, it switched to classic hits, calling itself Jet 107.9. [5]

In 2000, it was sold to Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner of today's iHeartMedia. [6] On July 13, 2009, Clear Channel flipped KDZA-FM to album rock and moved the studios and offices to Colorado Springs. KDZA-FM switched to classic rock as Z107.9 on November 30, 2011. [7] A few years later, KDZA-FM got a boost in its coverage area when it was allowed to relocate its tower to Cheyenne Mountain. The height above average terrain (HAAT) increased from 230 to 2,211 feet (70 to 674 metres).

On December 11, 2017, KDZA-FM flipped to active rock as a repeater of KBPI in Fort Collins, and joined as part of a trimulcast with KPAW in Fort Collins and K300CP in Denver. [8] KDZA-FM changed its call sign to KBPL on January 23, 2018.

On January 28, 2019, KBPL broke away from the trimulcast and began to operate autonomously from KBPI, carrying a separate playlist and adding local hosts during the afternoon and nighttime dayparts (while otherwise continuing to share hosts with KBPI). The station is being referred to on iHeartMedia's digital platforms as "KBPI South". [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KBPL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-56
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1994 page D-62
  4. ↑ "KBPL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ ""Oldies" KDZA returns to Pueblo; Ventura gets "True Oldies"". Radio-Info.com. June 24, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-76
  7. ↑ "KDZA Colorado Springs Gets Legendary - RadioInsight". November 30, 2011.
  8. ↑ "KBPI Moves To 107.9 As Three Station Trimulcast In Denver, Fort Collins & Colorado Springs". RadioInsight. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "iHeartMedia launches KBPI South". Radio Insight. January 29, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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